NOVEL NEXT Chapter 342 [DNO]
Chapter 342 [DNO]
I woke up the next morning in a rather relaxed mood. It has been a while since I slept so well. Or perhaps that I haven been working continuously that I don't exactly remember when was the last time I had a good sleep.
'It was with Angela, wasn't it?' I tried recalling as blissful memories returned to my mind. A smile formed on my face as I wondered how she and the other girls were doing.
Getting off the bed, I looked at the set of clothes presented in front of me. They told me there was no bath within the inn so,
[Second Space]
I entered the space, but didn't meet Rhea this time. Rather, I visited the bath area within the Garden. While I don't think I stink or smell, despite not taking a bath for so long, I still wanted to let off some steam.
Walking towards the garden, I began removing my robe as I approached the small pond-like bath area. The bath area was rather aesthetically alluring, with the white stairs guiding into the pond. The ends were covered with white pillars and everything was beautifully done.
Even the position of the flowers seemed to be carefully intricate. The more I looked at it, the more refreshed I felt.
Putting my robe on the floor just before entering the pond, I then took my first step down the stairs, into the pond. My eyes were rather calm as I felt the hot water on my feet.
I could feel the water healing my soul directly from my feet, before I moved deeper into the pond, slowly covering my entire body down the waist into it. I guess the water level wasn't that down, huh?
I closed my eyes as I let the water heal me, while I used my hands to wash my body. While there was nothing like soap or body wash, I guess this water was good enough to clean the body itself.
"You seem to enjoy yourself, huh?" I heard a sweet voice from the area where I dropped my robe. Looking in that direction, Rhea stood there wearing a white dress as she smiled at me.
She looked rather enchanting, but not as much as before… Perhaps I got used to her beauty? I mean, Aisha probably looked more beautiful than her, so I guess my standards are higher than before?
"Won't you join me?" I flirted with her, making her smirk a little. She then stretched a little as she answered," I guess I haven't taken much break either," before she took one step towards the pond, removing the white dress off her top while covering her breasts with her hand.
She then slowly took one step into the water as she looked at her. Her silvery eyes looked at me, much enchanting than before. Her steps slowly led her entire lower body into the water, before she began taking more steps towards me.
Reaching closer to me, a couple of meters away from me, she bent down as she sank her body into the water, leaving only her neck and head visible to me.
She looked at me with a smile as she said," How long are you going to look?"
I smiled as I too got on my knees as I sank my entire body down the neck into the water. My eyes still focused on her as I answered with her a question," How long do you want me to look?"
"You really want to know?" she spoke with a mischievous tone as she gave me a side look. She too was washing her body while I did that too.
"I do," I said as I kept washing while enjoying the 'view' in front of me.
"Answer a few questions of mine, and I shall tell you," she spoke as she slightly turned at me. Her eyes looked at me with a slightly melancholic way before she asked,
"If you had to choose between two people, you loved the most. What will you do?"
Hearing her question, I pondered a bit before answering her," I will choose the most optimal path. Starting with trying to save both of them, ending with destroying the entire world… Perhaps I will do everything in my power to reach the ending that I want."
"Is that so?" a mysterious smile appeared on her face as she took a step towards me, decreasing the distance between us.
"What if you were to give up all your powers to save the one person who means everything to you?" she asked again as she looked at me, this time objectively than before.
"I want to say that 'I will forfeit,' but this depends on the other factors. What about the other people that I care about? What about me, myself? How much worth is there to it? I do function emotionally, but not enough to act rashly." I gave her an honest answer.
While it might be selfish from the perspective of a person who only has one person in their life, but for me, who is surrounded by a lot many people I care about. I cannot just choose one over the other, can I?
A relieved smile formed on her face as she looked at me, before taking another step closer to me. Her eyes seemed quite merry right now as she put her hair tendrils behind her ear before asking the next question,
"And what if you were to face an opponent far stronger than you and behind you are all the people about whom you care?"
"Is that even a question? I will fight till the very end of my life with all my honors placed on it. If I were to die, then that was all there was to it," I answered her as my eyes gazed upon her face, this time I was the one who took a step towards her, reaching close enough to her, that our bodies almost touched.
I lightly pressed up her chin with my hands as I asked,"So? How long do you want me to look at you?"
"Forever if I were to wish for it," she answered in a melodious tone as her cheeks turned red.